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I just find it hard to make sense of the implications of the drug analogy - Sally are you saying that students who misuse drugs also cheat and plagiarise or that plagiarism is an alternative to substance misuse? Sally , did you write to any Labour candidates? I would have thought this would be the party candidates to contact - education, education, education & nanny state! Margarita Mainka, Christina wrote: >Sally, > >I did reply, I just didn't agree that was the way forward. Cheat sites aren't the problem, merely one symptom, in my opinion. > >Christina > >________________________________ > >From: Plagiarism on behalf of sally jones >Sent: Tue 4/19/2005 11:14 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Interesting > > > >I see not one person commented on my suggestion that people write to >candidates etc asking what steps they will take to make the selling of >essays etc illegal. > >So people can huff and puff but in reality cheating (including plagiarism) >will spread. After all, it's easy and it's cheap (i.e. cheaper than drugs - >a 'good essay' costs about 13 pints of beer or maybe 10 spliffs or a handful >of ecstacy tablets) > >Anyway if you pay £20,000 for an MBA what's an extra £2000 for a first clas >dissertation? > >For people's interest, I DID write to candidates for Lib and Tory and >Greens. > >They all replied - these are available should people like copies - off list. > >Maybe I should set up a review site of all the cheat sites - that would be >providing a useful service to students surely? It could include advice in >buying cheat services, ways to avoid anti-plagiarism software, the >universitiies that don't frown on cheats, links to people who will sell you >forged certificates, testimonials from (anonymous) people who have bought >the services....yes, definitely an idea. > >Oh yes, extracts from the posts here showing how academia is by and large >apathetic after all, these posts are in the public domain.... > > >Sally > >************************************************************************* >You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, change >your subscription options, or access list archives, visit >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html >************************************************************************* > > > >This message is intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, copied or disclosed to anyone else outwith the University without the permission of the sender. >It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and any attachments are scanned for viruses or other defects. Napier University does not accept liability for any loss >or damage which may result from this email or any attachment, or for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Email entering the >University's system is subject to routine monitoring and filtering by the University. > >************************************************************************* >You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, change >your subscription options, or access list archives, visit >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html >************************************************************************* > > ************************************************************************* You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, change your subscription options, or access list archives, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html *************************************************************************